Luka Zaton Sibenik

Characteristics

Description

Zaton is 4 NM NW of Sibenik, at the bottom of the NW arm of the river Krka, after the road bridge that spans the channel.Zaton is a small village with an active rowing club.We moored along the quay by 2 m.The dock is protected from all winds except those from SE.

Localisation

Otok Zirje
is the farthest and the largest island in the Sibenik archipelago.It is long of 6,5 NM (NW/SE) and 1,4 NM wide.The main village, Zirje, is located in the middle of the island. A small port, luka Muna, on the coast N of Zirje, home to the ferry that connects the ...

The island of Murter is the largest island of the Sibenik archipelago. It is close to the coast on which it is connected by a bridge, low air draft at Tijesno (Tisno) on the continent. During the summer the bridge opens to allow passage of boats.The NW part of the island is fertile ...

Zlarinski Kanal leads along the SW side of Otok Zlarin and is entered midway between Rt Rat and Otocic Komorica, a small islet marked by a light, 1.5 miles SW. This channel is sometimes used as an alternate route to Sibenik by vessels entering Sibenska Vrata, the middle passage, ...

Kaprije is located in the central part of the Sibenik archipelago between the islands Zmajan and Kakan.The highlight of the island is Vela Glavica (132 m).The only village of the island is Kaprije, S. The port is busy. Automobiles are not allowed on the island.

Vrgadski Kanal, 7 miles long, leads between Otok Murter and Otok Vrgada and is the principal channel used in the S approach to Pasmanski Kanal and Zadar.Vessels with a maximum draft of 6.4m may pass through Pasmanski Kanal. Vessels with drafts over 6.4m must either proceed through ...

Otok Zlarin is 3.2 NM (NW / SE) by 1.2 nm and has only one village. Its highest point is Klepac (174 m).Access to cars is prohibited.It is located 2 km SW of Sibenik which it is separated by the Sibenski Kanal.It has been inhabited since the Neolithic and was occupied ...

Otok Svetac (Andrija), 305m high, lies 13 miles ESE of Otocic Jabuka and is generally steep-to. The coast of the island is rocky and reddish in color on the NW side. Its SW end is fronted by a few rocks. Hrid Kamik, a dark and jagged above-water rock, lies 0.7 mile W of the SW extremity ...

O. Tijat is located SW of O. Prvic. It is uninhabited. There is only one anchor, Luka Tijascica.In front of Rt Tijacica is the small islet of Kamenica.There is also a restaurant named soto vento where you can relax and have some domestic wines and traditional food.

Novigradsko More, a landlocked bay, lies at the S end of Novsko Zdrilo and provides good anchorage.Rijeka Zrmanja flows into the bay at the E side. This river is navigable by small craft as far as the village of Obrovca, 6 miles above the mouth.Luka Novigrad, a narrow inlet, ...

Ciovo is an island in the center of the Dalmatian archipelago. This is an area of 28.8 acres (15.3 km length, width of 3.5 km). It culminates at 218 m (Mount Rudin).O. Ciovo forms the SW side of the entrance and inner part of Kastelanski Zaliv. At East side, Ciovo is 2km from ...

The Kanal Sveti Anke is tortuos and narrow channel that leads to the city and the port of Sibenik.One enters the channel between Rt Jadrija (NW), HRID Rocna (SE) ​​and otok Sv Nokola (E).A constant current sets outward through Kanal Sveti Ante at rates of 0.5 to 1.5 knots. ...

Krka River northwest of Sibenik is 72 km long and covers 109 km ², the channel is simple and door lights.At about 2.5 nm ahead of Sibenik, a road bridge crosses the gorge, and just beyond there is a power line. Max air draft is 28 m under the bridge and the line. In this zone, ...

Sibenik-Knin county is located in north-central Dalmatia. The Šibenik Riviera is a hundred kilometres long coastal belt from Rogoznica to Drage in the Zadar County. Its center is Šibenik.Known locally as Sibensko-Kninska Zupanija, Sibenik county contains one of Croatia’s most ...

Dalmatia (Croatian Dalmacija, Italian Dalmazzia) is a coastal region of Croatia along the Adriatic, stretching from the island of Pag in the northwest, the Bay of Kotor (Montenegro) to the south East.It extends 350 km along the east coast of the Adriatic Sea about 60 km wide, ...

Winds:Do not underestimate the winds, especially bura
(bora) in the Gulf of Kvarner and the Velebit channel. Other winds are
more "lenient" but their strength varies in intensity from north to
south along the coast. For
example, the "Mistral" (Mistral) which is especially nice ...

Winds—WeatherBora is the name of the cold and dry NE or N wind which blows with great
strength and affects the Adriatic Sea in the cool season. It is much
less frequent and generally much weaker in summer. This wind is felt
strongly along both sides of the Adriatic and is especially ...

The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and is a part of the Mediterranean Sea. The western coast is Italian, while the eastern coast runs mostly along Croatia, but lesser parts belong to Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, ...